ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

GEOGRAPHY/LANDFORMS

• Egypt was the first of many great African civilization.
• In the West of African, the Kingdom of Ghana was a vast empire.
• The kingdom of mall from the 13th to the 15th century.

GOVERNMENT

• Africans played a direct role in the slave trade.
• Captive slaves were considered "other" and not part of the tribe.
• Some African kinds refused to sell any of their captives or criminals.

CULTURE

• Took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th centuries to the 19th.
• Majority of those enslaved that were transported to the New World.
• Historians estimates that more then 15 million Africans were forced to leave Africa.

EVENTS

• 1502- First reported African slaves in the New World.
• 1793- Waves of white refugees pour into United States Port fleeing insurrection in San Domingo

IMPORTANCE TODAY

• The people got abused
• 12 million transported to America
• U.S 5 million
• Europe 3 million
• West Indies 4.5 million

PEOPLE

• Hans Sloane- Spent time in Jamaca as a scientist
• King Tegbesu- Made 25000 lb a year seeling people
• Baba- Famous Muslim slave trader

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